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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1858
Page
2
From the Clarion Banner in Warren County, reports a near split at the county convention as Limestone delegates offered resolutions denouncing the Lecompton swindle, but regulars adjourned without action amid accusations of political manipulation and misplaced loyalties.
In Kansas correspondence the author clears Montgomery and allies, brands Hamilton and crew as violators, notes Governor Denver, Robinson, and Lane developments, and predicts 1860 United States politics with Seward rising. Jamestown celebration praised for oration and patriotism amid minor disturbances and rowdyism.
Abraham D. Rus a New York City judge once called the ruffian of the Bench by Porter's Spirit was indicted by the grand jury for riot and assault and battery on George Wilkes editor of that paper. The incident occurred when Wilkes and his reporter were ejected from the Academy of Music for criticising a performance. The action is described as a bold attack on press rights, allegedly instigated by the judge, which Wilkes continues to pursue with vigor.
The text notes newspapers weighing Simon Cameron for the presidency two years ahead. It warns against overexposure given public disillusion with Buchanan and emphasizes waiting until the current disappointment subsides before appealing to a wary electorate.
The American Agriculturist published by Orange Judd in New York is pitched as the best agricultural paper in the Union. Subscriptions are $1 per year with roughly 50 pages per issue and a German edition at the same rate. The July issue begins volume 17 part two and urges subscription.
The current uproar over swill milk in New York draws reactions from elderly women and doctors alike, who warn it harms babies. The author jokes that if the milk harmed men instead, the stump-tailed cows might become a profitable breed.
The Philadelphia Daily News unveils a new look and stronger circulation, surpassing all Philly dailies except one. It positions itself as an effective advertising medium with fresh, early coverage from the city.
The article recalls a Monday outing of Sabbath School Children crossing a river on a picnic trip. Cool shade, gentle breezes, and the voices of children are described as banishing care and reviving memories of youth. It also notes a Warren County Republican Convention committee appointment for the year and ongoing uncertainty about the Atlantic Telegraph Cable fleets.
A mill crank fired as a cannon during Independence Day celebrations fatally wounded Silas Kent, a Spring Creek merchant. The blast fractured his skull and scattered brain matter, killing him instantly while a companion narrowly escaped harm. Kent, long a respected resident, leaves a wife and two children.
A Scotch visitor named McDonald in Jamestown ended his life Tuesday afternoon by cutting his throat with a jack knife as a glass remained in his left hand. He slumped and bled to death, appearing unsettled earlier in the day, with speculation of insanity and no other evident motive.
From Lawrence Kansas Territory June 22 1858 testimony before the Court in Gen Lane's case favored him with two women Mrs Mandell and Mrs Brown saying two shots were fired at Lane by Jenkins's party before Lane fired Gates also testified Lane was fired at twice before he fired The public mood remains hostile to the Lecompton Constitution and gold prospecting continues in Western Kansas while emigrants arrive and weather remains mild Real estate is dull and money scarce in the territory
Citizens of Easton Pennsylvania gathered Friday evening with Dr Samuel Laudt presiding Ex Gov Reeder and H D Maxwell among speakers. Resolutions condemned the Administration for alleged nefarious Kansas dealings and for refusing a just tariff system to protect American manufacturers and labor.
Dispatches from St Joseph report Salt Lake City's mail arriving with dates to the 12th inst. Gen Johnston advances with 3,000 troops via Soda Springs Bear River. Mormons reportedly fled to Provo while deserters increase. Peace commissioners Powell and McCullough head toward Salt Lake City with powers above Gov. Cumming and Gen. Johnston.
Indiana resident Col James P Drake returns from a large family gathering at his sister's home near Nashville Tennessee. Seven brothers and one sister attended along with about eighty grandchildren, totaling around two hundred descendants. The eldest was seventy two and the youngest fifty one, with all in health and comfortable circumstances. The article notes the father’s service in the American Revolution.
The July 1 1658 Portiano report notes the Augusta convention nominated Hon. Manassea H. Smith of Warren for Governor. Smith accepted the nomination. Delegates, nearly 700, attended. W. S. Littlefield of Bridgeton presided. Resolutions praised the Administration, endorsed the Lecompton settlement, and denounced the Op position and its measures.
The Daily Union, a Democratic paper, is sold to J. B. Kennedy on July 3, 1858. The reshaped edition will be an anti tax penny paper called the True Press. The Post becomes the only daily Democratic newspaper in Western Pennsylvania.
A Cincinnati Inquirer May 22 account describes Mormon arrival at Camp Scott with stories of bodies found with throats cut and a widow’s throat slashed while in bed. It cites a Brigham Young counsel to kill a fourth wife, who was later murdered by her husband.
The Hampshire Massachusetts records from 1678 recount women of mean estate found wearing silk, including Goodwives Lobden Hollum Morgan Barnard Jones Hunt and Waight. Some appeared, were admonished or fined ten shillings, others remitted. Northampton case referenced.
A late night bar-room fight at the Dexter House on Broom Street near Broadway involved Tom Hyer and Jim Dunn alias Stuart. Dunn insulted Hyer, a physical altercation followed breaking Hyer’s neck and Dunn’s nose and teeth. officers dispersed the crowd and no complaints were filed.
Lieut. Brooks, veteran of the Kane Arctic Expedition, suffered an apoplectic fit while walking and fell, fracturing his skull. He died at the hospital. A Swede born man of 45, he wore medals from Queen Victoria, President Buchanan and Lady Franklin for his humane work in seeking Franklin's remains. He has not sailed since the Arctic voyage due to frostbitten feet.
The Amherst College Easthampton and Holyoke Seminaries students recently christened a peak in the Mt Tom range near Northampton as Nonotuck meaning mountain of the blest. About five hundred people attended the ceremony with Ex-President Hitchcock baptizing the peak using stones from Arctic regions and distant lands while tossing them aloft and declaring the mountain welcomed into the fellowship of other peaks.
In New York the Croton water remains at a low level along Murry Hill, with heights not reaching above the first story of several houses, highlighting limited flood impact in the area.
Washington notes a Pacific Mail Steamship Co contract for mail between Astora and Panama at 348250 per year. Arrangements extend Tehuantepec line to Oct 1 1859. New Mexico forms a land district with Pelham named Surveyor General as lands open to preemption. Several federal appointments and overseas dispatches noted with civil cases against nonpaying foreigners and protection requests from Russians and Germans.
The Nashville Banner argues that current party organization lets sectional strife dominate the next Presidential campaign. It blames Democratic administrations for weakening the Union and boosting Black Republicanism, claiming no benefit for the South from repeal of the Missouri Compromise to the English compromise. It warns dissolution of the Union as a patriotic outcome.
In Wellsville region 700 attended a Masonic dinner when the hall floor collapsed causing about 800 people to fall and the mass to be buried under debris. 40 to 50 were wounded including Mrs. Metcalf, Mrs. Dexter, and Ms. Johnson. all were alive and mostly comfortable by noon.
A humorous list mocks unhealthy living with ten maxims. It satirizes late rising hot suppers reversed day night cycles lack of exercise reckless medical advice and chasing quack cures. The piece ends with a wry quip about self-inflicted harm.
The New Haven Railroad drops its through fare to 125 to counteract steamboat traffic from New York to New Haven at 50 cents, with wayfare similarly reduced by 40 percent. An accident inspires a monument for Franklin’s memory placed in a Philadelphia graveyard guarded by a high wall. A telegraph line near the grave cast light on the life of the renowned thinker as he once tamed lightning.
Mrs Thurlow Weed died in Albany at noon Saturday after a long illness. The notice notes shared grief across parties and mentions the recent loss of her son, amplifying Mr Weed's sorrow in this heavy affliction.
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